Ron Ralston, Producer/Director/Editor
Cell: (917) 319-0522
Email: ron@ralstonroad.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-ralston-ba56774a
Employment History:
BYU AV Event Productions
Sr. Producer & Manager, Video Dept.
12/19 - Present
Responsible for producing high-profile, multi-camera events — such as football and basketball — at the University including: coordinating and directing productions.
Work with on-campus clients to review overall scope of an event and find ways to put 'polish' on it - improving the level of professionalism and production quality and envisioning improvements to the systems and processes, and then implement those improvements.
Floor Director for BYU Devotionals, broadcast live, nationally and internationally, on BYUTV.
Video production editing.
Responsible for the training, teaching, and mentoring of over 30 student technicians of varying ability and experience.
Supervise a staff of four full-time employees specializing in directing, producing and graphic design.
Oversee the selection, arrangement, set up, and operation of AV equipment, including projection, sound, lighting, teleprompter, and recording equipment.
RalstonRoad Productions, Salt Lake City, UT
Producer/Director/Editor
06/17 - Present
Field Producer for Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace
Owned and managed video production and media training company.
Producer and field director for a reality show pilot.
Produced and directed live multi-camera productions.
Trained corporate and military leaders on how to conduct media interviews.
Produced and edited commercials and corporate spotlights for a variety businesses.
Consulted public relations companies on creating and pitching stories to network news organizations.
Fox News Channel, New York, NY
Producer
04/05 - 06/17
Responsible for producing live shots and news packages in breaking news situations as well as feature stories. Duties include: field-coordinating producer during major news events managing multiple crews, coordination and management of field shoots and live shots, editorial research, pitching, writing, and supervising edit sessions, cultivating an extensive list of story contacts.
Regularly fill in for the Deputy Bureau Chief and Bureau Chief. Duties include: managing the daily operation of the bureau; including supervising producers, coordinating news coverage and representing the Northeast region in network editorial meetings.
Developed digital workflow for the LA bureau and trained staff members in the transition from tape to non-linear (Final Cut Pro) format.
Still photographer for Fox News Channel’s still photography initiative.
Assignments of significance:
2016 U.S. Presidential election; including extensive coverage of the Primaries and both the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns.
Field Producer for live coverage of the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing and subsequent manhunt.
Field Producer for coverage of Hurricane Sandy. One of the first producers sent out as the storm approached the Northeast. Produced live shots and gathered news throughout the East Coast; covering the storm, the destruction, the cleanup and the communities impacted by the storm.
Coordinating Producer for coverage of Ground Zero following the death of Osama Bin Laden. Successfully managed a team of anchors, correspondents, producers, crews and truck engineers.
Coordinating Producer for live coverage of the Michael Jackson Memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Coordinating Producer for coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Field Producer for live coverage of the war between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and Kiryat Shmona, Israel.
Field Producer for live coverage of the arrest of John Mark Karr in Bangkok, Thailand.
Produced live shots on US foreign aid distribution to Nicaragua, from Managua, Nicaragua.
Field Producer for coverage of the threat by, Pres. Rafael Correa, to shut down the US Drug Interdiction Operations in Manta, Ecuador and the attempted overthrow of congress in Ecuador.
Crossman Digital Post
Freelance Editor
04/02 - 04/05
Edited broadcast, corporate, educational, and documentary video productions.
Edited full-length feature film, "The Work and the Story."
NBC News, Burbank, CA
Freelance Producer
08/99 - 04/05
Coordinating Producer for live coverage of Ground Zero following the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
Field Producer for NBC Nightly News and NBC Today Show for several high profile stories including: the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, stateside troop deployment to Afghanistan, anthrax scares in New York and New Jersey and the Chandra Levy story.
Technical Coordinating Producer for the live coverage of the Michael Jackson trial in 2005.
Producer for NBC Today Show coverage of the 62nd Annual Golden Globes. Produced Al Roker’s “One-on-One” room interviews.
Desk Producer for news coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
G4TV (Cable Network)
Coordinating Producer
04/04 - 08/04
Coordinating Producer for G-Phoria ’04, “The Awards Show for Gamers” hosted by Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro. Taped at the Shrine in Los Angeles and broadcast on the G4 cable TV network.
Responsibilities at G-Phoria included: managing the Technical Operations portion of a 1.5-million dollar budget; hiring and supervising a staff of over 50 cameramen, utilities, stage managers and engineers; oversaw accounts payable to vendors.
Managed over 100 producers, coordinators, and camera crews for the G4 cable TV network coverage of the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. In less than three days G4 covered over 100 booth tours, press conferences and interviews while producing four live-to-tape multi-camera shows at the LA Convention Center.
Gore-Lieberman 2000 Presidential Campaign
Freelance Satellite Media Tour (SMT) Producer
08/00 - 11/00
Field producer for former Vice President Al Gore during his 2000 presidential bid, traveling the country producing Mr. Gore's live satellite media tours from his campaign stops.
Responsible for arriving one day in advance of the of the Vice President and working with his advance team to quickly assess the location and set up an appropriate space for broadcasting live television interviews with Mr. Gore and national or local television stations throughout the country via satellite.
Managed a different team of photographers, audio and satellite engineers in each city.
NBC News Channel
Affiliate News Service for NBC Network News
Weekend Assignment Manager/National Desk Producer
11/96 - 08/99
Responsible for producing news feeds and writing scripts for more than 200 NBC News affiliates, NBC cable outlets and international clients.
Coordinated video elements, editorial information and live feeds for distribution throughout the NBC Network.
Line producer for generic live shots for NBC affiliates nationwide.
Successfully transitioned from technical production staff to editorial, proving an ability to excel in all aspects of the news business.
Based on performance, obtained a 57% salary increase in less than 24 months.
Utah Valley State College Multimedia Department
Student Producer/Director
08/94 - 09/96
Produced and directed educational television programming for KULC in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Co-produced interactive multimedia math program for television and digital media.
Edited the documentary, Overcoming Prejudice, which was distributed nationally through Insight Media.
Achievements and Skills:
Emmy Award Nomination, Current Business News Story, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.
Computer Skills include: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, iNews, PowerPoint.
Competent with LiveU and other streaming systems.
Accomplished video editor.
Successfully completed Budgeting and Cost Reporting course at UCLA.
References available upon request.